The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-05-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Iooib ahh MlEC SCttcus,
Just received at Millers drug store a
fine line Of artist material.
The contest Of Linn county jupgsship
has again been decided In the favor Of
Judge d, II. n. Blackburn. The opin-
ion was rendered by Justice Lord.
mr.. Kearn, who recently bought Mr..
Montague's place near Sodaville, was
In town this week. He Is very much
pleased with this part Of the country.
Mr.. II. s. Roberts has rented the
store Of Z. d. Montague, formerly oc-
caped by A. r.. Cyrus, where he is en-
gagged in the business Of buying pro-
duce.
A match game Of baseball will be
played by the boys Of Lebanon and
a country nine, Saturday, about two
miles northeast OF town, for n ball
aad bat.
The boys OF Lebanon and some coun-
try boys played match game of base-
ball on the square last Saturday even
Ing, In which the country boys came
out victorious.
Born, to the wife Of Mr.. Alex Fitz-
water, on Monday, May 0, 1889, pair
Of twins, both boys. Weights eight
and eight and one-half pounds, mother
and babies all doing well.
Willie Klum, Of the Mountain
HOUSE, was in town last Wednesday
laying In supplies for the COM
ing season. he reports everything IN
u fiourishing condition up there.
A sign painter, who has been in our
town for the past week, was arrested
last Saturday evening for being arunk
and singing and dancing on the streets
by Nightwatch Shaw, and was lodged
in the lookup until Sunday morning,
when he WAS given his liberty.
Why not have a fourth Of July ccle-
brstion in Lebanon this year, We can
do this by little exertion on the part
Of the business men and other good cit
liens Of this place TO raise funds for
this purpose. DO not delay this mat
ter, but let US begin TO rustic at once.
II our people in Pennsylvania
could see the wheat and other things
Of Oregon that have during the past
few days" remarked prominent gen.
tleman who Is looking over the country
surrounding Lebanon, with view of
locating, "they would make grand
rush for Oregon"
Mr.. $. w. Hindnan showed us a
twig from one Of his plum trees, which
was only nine inches long, that had
fifty-four plums on il. He has nine
trees, all Of which are as full In proper.
ton Us this twig, and are In good,
healthy condition. Where is the place
that can beat this section Of country
for fruit raising?
DIR. Courtney and wife returned
home last Thursday evening. A large
number Of their friends met them at
the depot and accompanied them to
the residence Of Mr.. G. b. Montague.
All arrangements were made TO have
music on the occasion but, owing to
some misunderstanding. the band
failsd to arrive on time.
Mrs. A. r. Riggs, State President of
the w c. 4. U., delivered an earnest
and interesting lecture IN the Presby-
terian church OH "Wednesday evening,
setting fsrth In very modest way the
aims and objects of this organization.
She is a faithful Christian worker, and
presents the cause OF Temperance from
Il gospel, and not political stand
point.
Rev. lie Roy, Of Brownsville, will
deliver lecture Ia the Z. p. Church
In this place on next Thursday, on the
Holy Land or Palestine. He has trav.
eled for d long time in the East and
has maps and charts for illustrating
the country. Mr.. lie Roy is a cultured
gentleman, fine talker, and cannot
fail to interest and captiyate an audi
enee. We bespeak for him full
house.
DIR. A. II. Dlven, of Seneca, Penn,
near Oil City, has been spendingsever-
al days In our town this week, the
guest Of Rev. J. r kirkpatrick. He is
representing several capitalists east,
aud is also correspondent for several |
papers. We are glad that the doctor is
favorably impressed with Linn county |
and especially with Lebanon, and we |