The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-11-29

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Hurrah for Millcr's display Of holi-
slay goods. The paper mill is no
where.
j. M Ralston and wife, Of Albany,
passed Thanksgiving with their friends
TT Lebanon
w. G. Brown, OF Woodburn, was In
town this week TO witness the marri-
ago Of his sister
J. Brown has purchased 10. rear
Wni Rcthcrford's and is building
dwelling on II.
A. G. Williams has rented and NOV
cd into thei eibuilding just north Of Rev.
j. II. Kirkpatrick's.
Three new buildings are going UP
this week, and VIC understand more
will be commenced next week.
Rev. ]. II. kirkpatrick and Mr.. J.
Wnssom left on last Tuesday for Scat
tie to look at some real estate In that
city.
A concert will be held In the M. Il.
Church Friday evening, Dee. Q, which
promises To be rare treat, Allshould
attend.
A party of ten surveyors who have
been ut work above Sweet Home, came
out Inst week on account Of the had
weather.
Mrs Riley and Mrs. Carr have CIV
en- up the dining room ofth Exchange
hotel, aud Mr.. J. Nixon now has
charge Of It.
Rev. Bishop, of Portland, spent Sun
day In town. He preached ut the {,
L. Church at II o'clock. His many
friends at this place are always glad to
sec him.
On last Thursday the ladies Of the
First Presbyterian church gave socia-
bic at the residence Of Mr.. J. j. Swan.
All who attended report having had a
nlce time.
Mr.. Brown has our thanksfcr plate
Of wedding cake. IL there isanythlng
more than another will make the eyes
of our devil look like new moon, IL Is
wedding cake.
There are more than 10000 Chinese
in Sun Francisco. They form nearly
one-seventh of the city's population,
and II 10 computed that they send Sl2,-
5000 year from their earnings to
China.
More work for the census takers aud
and one more addition to the popula-
ton Of our town--a real live baby at
Mr.. MenEie's, who is all smiles and
says he Is now papa. Mother and ba-
by doing well.
Sixteen Polk county farmer have
brought suits amounting to $4,000
against the Southern Pacific railroad
for loss sustained by their grain being
burned lust summer, alleging the fires
TO be started from fires from locolno-
tives
]. b. Huddleson, Of Waterloo, filed
complaint against AL. Fielding, charg-
Ing him with shooting COW. The
constable arrested Fielding last Tues
day and brought him TO Lebanon. by
the advice Of friends the parties settled
the matter without allowing II to come
to a suit.
The action Of the Inspector of hulls
in allowing thc!tug Fearless, wrecked
at the mouth ofthe Umpqua last week
to 20 to sen Is very generally condemn
ep by the people of Gardiner and VI
cinity as the fact that she was not sen-
worthy was notorious. The inspector
had forbidden her to 20 TO sea, hut af-
forwards countermanded the order,
and thus caused the death Of at least
nine persons,
Tuesday noon at one o'clock was the
time set for the hearing Of petition
subscribed to by Miss Lem Drubruille
IN County Judge Blackburn's court, of
somewhat sensational nature, The
petition alleges that Mrs. II. G, Hub
bard has treated her child, a little girl
three years old, In a cruel manner by
by beating her. The petition further
asks that the child be taken away from
Its parents and given into the custody
of some charitable institution. A writ
of arrest was issued for the child which