The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-07
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G, D. Drake spent sunday with his

| c. D. Drake spent Sunday with his
family.
Eph Belts returned from the Sound
Saturday and began work on the o.
Ry. Monday.
Sans brother-in-law, Mr.. Ayers, the
first of the week.
Lert Bennett left for Roseburg Mon
day. He tells us that he intends to
locate in that city.
We heard business man remark
Saturday that business is much more
brisk than formerly.
Very soen our town will look like a
suburb of Hong Kong. The Chinese
camps are gradually drawing nearer.
Prof A. ] Garland and wife attended
the teachers meeting in Albany Sat
urday, returning home via Lebanon.
Eli Wood is scattering timber along
the liue OF the o. Ry., and Is response
BILE for the actions of the "Old Din
key"
Miss Minnie Garlic, of Eastern Ore
gon, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ben
years.
w. B. Blanchard and VIM. Smith
have in contemplation a visit TO the
Calapooia mines, provided the weather
continues good.
w. o. Smith not John Smiths
attending court. William has had an
offer for his farm below town and will
doubtless sell this week.
j. NJ. Howe returned from Portland
on Saturday. John has been purchas-
ing stock for the new store which he
will soon open in Eugene.
The Moments Aid Society of the NJ
e. church will give Thanksgiving
dinner, and already u number of fowls
are undergoing the fattening process.
Dave Dearmond is up the Caiapooia
establishing the right TO a certain rich
claim by the performance of u certain
amount of labor as prescribed by law.
Work was begun on the new church
/ edifice last week When the building
is completed the NJ. f. church, South,
will have a neat and well-arranged
church.
The ". c. T. q. have awakened
| from slumbcring, comatose state, and
promise much valuable service between
this and the December election of town
officers.
A. P. Howe has been rendered the
position of section foreman, with head
quarters at Brownsville, but he would
rather draw the salary of a bridge car
penter for season.
w. b. Smith sold his old donation
farm last week to a newcomer. Mr..
Smith has moved into town, and the
next, and by far the best move, will be
TO the Calapooia mines.
Miss Mary Mcintyre, who formerly
lived in this place, is visiting friends
in town. She spent one week at Wat
erloo after leaving her home in Salem
before coming TO Brownsville.
AS men are at work all along the
line of the o. Ry., there are necessarily
q good many strangers in town, but
our sanguine friends must not make
the mistake of supposing them perma-
nent residents and conclude that the
town is booming.
A stray rumor from up the Calapooia
reports the discovery of some very rich
quartz on that stream, but fails 10 To-
cate the point at which it was struck.
1t is needless to add that N J Rice, on
hearing the report, rose with the lark
and hied away in the direction of the
rising sun.
There was a collision on the narrow
gauge Saturday. Either w. r.. Kirk
collided with the train or the train ran
against him, probably both were tC
blame. If blood We're rated as high in
this as it is in European countries, we
should not hesitate to announce the
narrow gauge the victor.
Jack & Sanders occupied the store
vacated by Waters Bros, this week.
A full line of hardware will be kept by
these gentlemen. A well-stocked
hardware store has long been desid-
eratum in Brownsville, and we are
happy to know that the right men
have embarked in this business.
VIM. Templeton told US Saturday
that he was negotiating for a forty
acre tract of land adjoining his farm
and we suppose the trade has been
closed ere this. William Is one OF
our successful farmers, as he is also one
of our best citizens, Notwithstanding
he was defeated for the Legislature
last June.
Mcdonald & Lavender, of the Times
spent the latter part of the week in the
county seat. The editor brought with
him double-barrelled shotgun of the
latest pattern, and az no amount o.
quizzing would induce him to tel
what he intends to shoot with it, we
suspect he has declared war against
delinquents.