The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-06-20


Parties Knowing themselves indebted
to Erusun 4 Menzie's since 1889, please
call and settle, as an nf our old accounts
will soon be put in the hands Of col
leetnr.
Dr. Barker Ben Barker and some
Eastern men went up the Snntiam Inst
suspect they are on the heels Of some-
thing rich.
Dr Booth and family. Of Altoona,
Iowa, have located In Lebanon. Tho
doctor il 4 graduate of the Iowa State
College, n. \.
DO hot treat newcomers asintrudels,
hut treat them rs men, who, like your
self are in search Of an honest suhsist.
enec aud believe this to be the best
place to earn &C.
4 card from Rev. Hanleiter, who re-
cenSiy visited Rev. ]. N. Price at the
asvlum, states that he Is no better and
that very slight hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
Peterson & Wallace have done a good
business in real estate this week. We
are told that they sold some fine farm
lug land To some Germans recently
from Milwaukee.
Weno,iceda a fewLehanon men aboard
the excursion train to Coburg. John
Dauaca got Off the train ar Browns
willie long enough 60 stretch and shake
the folds out Of his coat.
Buildings spring up between two
suns in this town. We left Saturday
and returned Monday 10 find that a
me,.t market had been erected aiean-
while on Sherman street.
The Lebanon cheese factory, owned
and operated by H. r. Cheattlc, is no
triiing Industry. Mr.. Cheadle owns
forty cows which make the milk supply
practically inexhaustible.
The good rain this week did great
deal of harm. Items penned early in
the week, hewailing the dry weather,
were not readable, and our copy had a
horrible, mutilated appearanee.
A large force of men tiled out toward
the flour mill Wednesday morning
IL you think 40 work Is being done on
the paper mill, walk to the end of
Main street and open your eyes.
The rains this week cnused squirm-
ing III our potato patch; the little
potatoes were all crowded out by the
lnrger ones. Such widgs spread spoli-
alton Is rarely seen in so short n time.
r. w Moses visited Lebanon for the
first time Friday. Mr.. Moses attended
the druggists convention in Portland
and stopped at Lebanon to see his
nephews aud get copy Of the Ex-
PRESS.
The drama by the Lebanon Cornet
Band wes a surprise TO everybody
-,
60 they? Do il again aud we will
guarantee a ioli house and hat full Of
shekels.
McKanlass' troupe played 10 n full
house in Lebanon Thursday. Prof.
MeKunlass win visit our town on the
Fourth, al which time he viii give US
AN exhibition of his wonderful musi-
cal powers.
Work was begun on the new school
house this week. The building will be
70xS5, two stories high, with an eight
foot brick basement. We ale told that
it will be the fiaest school building i'm
the county.
The latest proposition bv the stock
holders in Che. Gle Ditch co. is to take
the water iiotn the river At Waterloo.
In the event this is done the diteh will
ne six miles long iustead of four, Is at
FIRST contemn plated.
We wish soma one could be found TO
introduce old pioneers TO the scores OF
strangers who throng orr streets
They are very much in the condition
Of strangers in strange lald. Aud
sill they come.
Walk down the county road three
hun,'ra,i yards aud examine the new
Ill dse which Supervisor Biodrett has
just oaslt. It is a eood one; but don't
vote for him next time or you viii
have settlement TO make.
For sonae tine we have been expect
my Sweet Home 10 take boom aud i;
now seeIis likely that our ex9 x9ec;ations
TO be realized. AIes Who have an
igsiglat into the future are iAvesting
in this growing l'ttee village.
J. a. Varney, state inspector of fruit
pests, is an entenlologist of no mean
ability. He paid Lebanon a visit Sat
urdav for the avowed purpose of in
specfing fruit pests and suggesting
means for their determination.
Bert WIGHT YVES driving the sprfnk-
Ter down Main street last Friday even
ING. when the team took fright aud
started on the run. However, Bert
brought them 10 a halt near the resi-
ideBee Of IL. G. Klepper. No damage.
&. G. Hacklemaa bought big stock
of goods in PoI tland this week.
Charley says Portland is growing.
but not so repidly es Lebanon. C.ll
some time and spend the week walk
ing around Hackleman's boots and
shoes.
Ms. P. E. Reed presented this Office
with boquef that is rich IN color and
fra glance. Mrs. Reed has rare taste
for the beautiful in nature, which is
displf yed in a yard lull of flowers and
ornamental shruboe, Y. Ag-. n we say,
thank you.
Walton, Wiley 6 Co. have re-en-
forced the working capacity of their
planer by the addition of new ma
chinery More machinery is on the
road and when it is all planted they
viii be prepared to turn out all kinds
of lumber in first-class style.
Mr.. MiIIard, a thorough mill man, late
of California, has gene into the planer
hWaltons& Wiley, and their patrons
may expect first-class work. We keep
on hand a fall assortment of dressed
lumher Of every description. We are
prepared to turn out all kinds of wood
work.
A lank, lean, cadaverous, individual
took dinner at the Exchange this week
and departed without paying a cent
You see it was this way: The meal
he got was so good and the quantity
was so large that it disfigured him be-
yond recognition. If you are hungry
you see the point.
J. A. Iamherson informs us that he
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chitenl bark. This new industry has
.riven enaDIovn1eist to scores of I9eoDle