The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-09-12

walk around his house.
The first instailment OF freight ears
for the Cssiapooia Valley Railroad, has
arrived. They are piled up at Waters
Bros. store.
We notice by the last issue Of the
EXPRESS that Lebanon had q bar
room fight last week. That town i put
ting on altogether too many airs over
Brownsville.
The latest report from the mines
states that when A jack Adams was
last seen he was treed by a snastedon.
He was sitting on a big limb picking
sliveTs out Of his feet
e. ID. Won Hagan is in town again
He has returned from the mines after a
tour of inspection in company with a
wealthy capitalist from Seattle. who
presented Cap with splendid rifle
and gold watch.
Rev. Carpus Eperry has caught the
spirit of Improvement and is repairing
his residence in neat and substantial
manner We want that board around
The botteTn painted green, Bro. Carpus,
and if yan don't do il we Will see that
| it il DONE
A. jack Adams, editor of the LEB-
] ANON EXPRESS started for the Cal
iapaoia naines Monday morning. We
noticed as he passed up Mill street that
! he had q sack If green cucuinbers and
/ a large black bottle. Jack Will get there
aud don't you forget it.
The Brownsville Times failed to ap-
near on time last week We were Ia
l formed by one of cur citizens that the
delay vas caused by mistake made
by the devil, who attached the water
pipe from the boiler to the beer barrel
Instead If the water barrel.
The BrownsvilleBand went hop-pici7-
ling Saturday night The boys played
] there sweetest strains sndthe hop poles
nodded their niumed heads in smi:ina
approval. The band returned to town al
a late hnttr with tpe exception Of one
i naenlf e :, who got hoi e.sssly entangled
in the hep vines.
Every body is picking hops, talking
of hops ard smelling of hops In the
language of the mortal TennysoD,
there arc hops to the right of us, hops
to the left OF US, hops in front of US,
volleyed and thundered-bnt the most
ipleasing feature Of the whole business
rs tfe pretty girls who are picking
them.
Geo Go ..e has been experimenting
with the steam extractor in the wooleT
mill and iae reached state Of perfec
tion that enables him to extract tbs
spring fever from lazy man with
out hurting his feelings. George has los
considerable flesh while experimenting
in the cause of science.
r. G. Warner, our furniture man
reports that his sales last Saturda,
amounted to 500. This young maj
deserves the patronage of the people o
Brownsville and surrounding country
We do not write this to puff his bust
nese, but 20 let the public know tina
they can get better value for theil
money in his store than they can re
in Portland. We have been in TIL
business and know what we are talk
ing about
In the last Issue of the IMPRESS tn
editor complains that the Brownsville
Times gave him credit Eor too mani
children. We saw him near cur resi-
dence Saturday night with a smal
, baby in his arms, which looks rs if tn
, Times had got it about right. w
were also Informed that he was seel
carrying small baby in bis arm
through Albany last week. IT was
/ little shabby for the Times to give hin
awav, but Wlsen man goes into tn
wholesale b:ily business he must ex
poet to attract some attention.
MEMO.