The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-06-06
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w want rain
Hop irlds look splendid 50 far.
t'l,,lis would ie ,goad with rain.
Ne arr III dnager nf lire ut all times
We want reservoir un Powell hill.
Jake Bilyen Is stlll improving his
stable.
Jake BAyeu went 70 Lebanon last
Friday.
Mrs. George McHnrgse Is ON the
siel list.
Paul Orehaugh went to Corvallis
Saturday.
I'M Waters returned from Albany
saturday.
| Dr. starr returned from Albany
saturday.
Dr. starr wentto Albany and return
| cd "Wednesday.
Jim smith came back from Mill
| City Thursday.
Fan ,lrill aud school exhibition this
week ~ city hall.
i Dr. starr made business trip to
Waterloo Thursday.
t Joe Hanaard went 10 Albany and
returned Wednesday.
Waters Bres. have u new water hosc
/ In front of their store.
Conley n Co. viii soon have their
water tank completed.
SAM Sawyer went To Scio Wednes-
! day aud returned Friday.
/ Miss Josie Ross Is visiting friends
aud relatives near Albany.
i MIR. Shacxleford. Of Crawfordsvtiic,
was on our streets Tuesday.
4 Our farmers are anticipating rain,
ap1 xv., home they will net IL.
Fannie Smith and Eta Moore are
clerks In Waters Bros store.
We had n showerof rain Friday eve,
hut not enough to do much good.
Why do not the business men Of the
town talk reservoir on Powell hill.
Fanny smith aud Etta Moore wen
across ihe river yesterday with the
aklis.n
James Wagner and wife came down
on the train Thursday morning from
Roland.
Starr aal Waters Bros have got
: their back yard cleaned up. Follow
suit, neighhors.
; Annie Moore is again confined To
| her bed. We fear she win have an
J. other hard spell of sickness.
, Messrs Cooley, blanchard, Barger,
: Mover and Watees went Ia Albany
/ Thursday 10 attend the X. of 7. letig, .
9 ~. NJ. Jaeger, superintendent Of the
= Eagle wonlen mills, went To t'll'urg
i Monday on business for the conn any.
! Decoration Day Friday end many
r went To the cemetery aud placed he',u-
4 ufal flowers on the graves of those who
i have gone before.
!. Miss Eta Moore, Fannie Sn:th
: Becea Saith, Johu Brown and Geo
: Gross took flying trip TO Albany sun
day on business-we guess
Sup't Jaeger reports the new ma
: chinery tn have come in good shape
and i'll have IL st up nnd rvady ~
running In few days at the Il. ". NJ
At the 4. II. Thompson sale in AL
10 bany, May 3lst, the town properi.
= now occupied by DIR. starts drug stor
II WAS sold to tlae highest bidder, DF
= Starr, aud the fnrm was Sold TO X. n
Thompson.
= All those knowing them themselve
81 indebted 10 j NJ. Waters, formerly d
nc the firm of Thompson & Waters, Wi
ne find their bills in the hands of officer
w for collection.
,e- Thirty TONS ofiron was hauled fror
wv Halsey to Brownsville for our nn'
10 / bridge. The contractors will con
as mence work June LIST. We are n,
III sorry, for the ford IL inconvenicnt.
he John Waters, has valuable MAJ
"a and colt that he IL anxious to dispos
i, of, FOR the reason that she is too stylis
- for his use She Is one-third Durham
M nne-third horse, and the other third
ou cross between a tarantula and a sa
ire buck.
on While certain enthusiastic Dem
ce. crat was waving his hat I'm the barb
nd shop last Sunday and explaining q
,n- dark tricks of Democratic electionec
i ing, a bunch of woal fell cut of his IN
l,a The wool was black and OF course mu
have come from black democrat
.hS sheep. We suppose II WAS a sample
IN Democratic free wool.
hS DIR. Resse took his other pants 10 Il
an woolen mills last week 10 get the
ors eolored. Upon opening the packa
rel, after they were krought home, 10 al
nd behold out rolled "a wonian's DIRE
ing The doctor says he is satisfied wi
vit- the exchange IL he can get a wcm
- inside of t. The dress does not iit hi
80, 80, The doctor must have tried it ON.
W certain gritceless scDundrcl asked
saturday night if we thought the d'
tors pants would fit the owner of I
dress. We scorn to reply
Decoration Day has come and go
and the graves of our dear depart
~, friends have been made beautiful n
- fragrant by the hands of loving re
Ill tives. The event carries us back
memory to a lonely grave on the ban
Of the Mississippi river rear Port HI
one son, which is the last resting place
low Charlie D, Co. c., - Massacl
east setts Volunteers, who fell OH the 81,
mish line during General Banks
Just vance on Port Hudson in the SUNNI
ain. of 1868. Charlie was II handsome L
Iich and the idol of a widowed moth
rom His sunny disposition made him
vorite with all. We can never for
thv his pleading tones as he begged us
the carry his last message to his mother,
hat tho sad look of resignation when
ton. told him his wound was fatal.
buried him where he fell and
,a,,t writer carved his name ON n tree ne
- by, which sheltered our body from (
III bullets of the enemies pickets.
,,,,io kind hands will strew his grave W
-, flowers on Decoration Day, for oi
two of his comrades knew where
buried the brave light hearted Ir
ecu boy; and yet this is only one Of I
nls- many thousands Of brave men who
M. ia unknown graves, who gave up tn
'ney lives for united country. It wa
IoF fearful price aud yet it was willin:
hhS paid, and we of to-day are enjoy
the fruits of that bloody struggle.
rook member, gentle reader, that Deco
The ton Day has deep significance,
II in pecially to the men who pas
up. through the terrible scenes Of st
stir aud who can recall nothing but
AIRED sad recollection of the picket line,