The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-03-15
LEBAN0Ns BUSINESS MEN.
short Sketches OF the Etssiness ane rro-
fessicnai AIen Or oar sEevn.
Q. =. MONTAGUE,

O b. MoNTsarE
The pioneer merchant af liehanosl, j,
still activivelv engaged III the ny resn-
tile business at this elaee> d& Mon
tague has been Of ileaicnlap.s benefit
to this town ana visinity, rs his past
history aiaang Us proves, t4eneroslty,
afiability and lsss aGs-ii1Is leading char
laeterisfics. acquired thorough
education ia early life, and in a liter
ary sense has perhaps few equals, if
any, In tie county. Hundreds of peo-
pie are ready 10 testify that they al
wass found Mr.. Montague n "friend
II need In fact he was never known
- turn deserving one away unaided.
4 He has broad and clever ideas OF busi-
ness, and could never countenanee
/ anything in business that seemed Mig
{ gssrdiy and penurious- He IS alike
/ ffienaiiy to rich and poor, and child
1 never cutters his store without reeegni-
tioa. He has ever been ready 10 take
= leading part ia anything that prom
i ised to be of benefit TO the coInmuAity,
and is just rs willing to-day 90 aid any
movement whose object IS the public
good. Mr.. Montague has a hest OF
4 friends and one Of the largest stores in
the Willamette valley. Long may he
live.
". b. DoNAcA.
No man in this town il more identI-
fed with its history or has done more
for its prosperity. 1t has passed into
prover5, ssAs clever as Bill Donaca. y
Mr.. Donaca, while largely engaged i'm
mercantile business, deVofes the naoSt
of his time and energies to outside en-
terprises. He always has n kind word
for one and all, and everyone has
kind word for him. The Donaca cor
ner store is presided over by Messrs.
Ben Donaea and David Andrews, who
are both gentlemen of large business
experience, and Mr.. Andrews has oc-
cupied several positions of public trust.
cRCsoN & MILLER,
Hardware merchants. The Hon. Il.
G. Miller is member Of the Oregon
legislature, one Of the original pioneers
OF the state, an old Linn county far
mer, and q successful man ia every
line Of business. Two years ago he
moved into town, and six months rgo
formed the present partnership. Mr..
%. w. Cruson is a native of Indiana,
but entered the Union army from
Michigan In '6I, and served through
the war as a gallant soldier. He was
wounded at Conrad creek in the In
dian war in 90. For eight years he
has been n citizen of our town, the
greater part OF that time engaged in
business. He is quiet, earnest gentle
man and has made many friends.
j. N. AND c. H. RAI.sToN,
Bankers. These two gentlemen are
the sons of the founder of this town.
and here they have lived, honored and
respected, from childhood. BY close
attention aud keen insight, Mr.. 7. NJ.
Ralston, as president of the Bank of
Lebanon, has won his place 10y the side
Of successful financiers. "Charley,u
as famiiiarly called, is very compan-
ionable 10 all who desire 10 be agree
able, and has host OF friends. a
ready exchange, liberal aecoTano,la-
tons and a pleasant reception awaits
All who have any banking business
G. c. EACIlI.EsEAN.
Ne man can watch the .git up" and
pluck OF this live merchant and say
that oregonians are lazy. Through
and through native, beth Of state
and county, he is wcii yeTsed in the
wants and needs Of his fellow-citizers
and i quick and alive to supply their
wants with al the market affords. His
business S extensive and growing, and
ne j doing all that can be dene TO meet
The dsmancs.
EUREEAzzr & BTEYEC,
Liyerymen. Perhaps no two men are
better or more favorabIy known than
these t'so popular gentlemen, John
Burkhart and lake Bilyeu. With large
and ample facilities for accommodating
the travelling public, they are ever
ready &c wait on and please their pat
rons- They are generous and genisl,
and by upright dealing have bu5It up
very extensive trade II there is any
work or service in man or horse, Jake
IS the man that caa get it cut, ''and
don you forget it,
c. N. TALBOT,
Manager Of the One Price Cash store,
came to Lebanon about i've years ago.
At the age Of 10 he commenced his
mercantile career, and almost ever
since has been behind the counter.
There are few things about q general
iucrehaa2is9 store that he IS not pep
}ectiy familiar with. Eis father was a
fIrst-aIaes merchant, aud instii3e5 iats
lis youthfut uiiGd and character such
prineiDlas and habits of industry in
bIsi ness that we bespeak fer The New
One Price Cash store success under
ais management.
SWAN BROTHERS.
J. J. and T. a. Swan are sturdy,
hard working and thorough going
men. They settled here about one
year ago and bought out Mr. G. w.
Smiths tin, stove and hardware busi-
moss. They are natives Of Indiana, but
came here from Kansas. In a short
time they nave gained the esteem
and confidence of the public and are,
By courtesy and fair dealing, enjoying
q good trade. They are noted for their
good natures and smiling faces. It
does one good TO hear these jolly fell
lows laugh.
N. A. MILLER,
Druggist, is another native Of Linn
county, with pluck and energy and a
keen insight into business. He was
educated at the State University. He
has added to native ability the neces-
sary qualities for success in the great
drama Of life. In 1884 he was one of
/ the clerks Of the Oregon Legislature,
and is at present member of the city
/ council. he is a live druggist, but
gives plenty Of time to general read
/ ing, and is wei versed in the politics
OF this state.
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