The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-09-26

As snnn as the weather becomes less
we propose 10 Furnish our
readers In the Fast with a diary of the
weather. For several months we have
hut sunshine and the most
delightful weather imaginable.
Three wears ngu Lebanon had but
few business houses, to-day II has about
forty on Main street alone. Then we
had very few Industries; before the he
another year there there will
he scnres engaged In Industrial pur-
suits; aud vet this Is but the beginning
OF more prosperous times.
RenIamIn Barker gave us lately
a branch of Terra Japonica tree
which u growing In his yard In hehn-
non. The tree bore fruit this year,
which gave rise to numerous conlee-
lures concerning Its real name, The
Terra Japonica ~ Identical with the
catechu OF commerce aud Is much used
i'm medicine aud also as "A tanning
agent.
The Camp Fire to be given by the
q. a, r., Saturday evening, Sept. ~,
at Union hall, promises much. One of
the most salient features of the occa-
sion will be pork and beans. There
will be songs, recltatlons and army
and can speak from experience. The
w II. c. viii serve Ice cream and cake.
The public are cordially Invited.
Another man was carried ON the
wings of n Dakota bllzZard-or by
wagon--to our delightful little city IA
short time since. Before unhitehiug
from his wagon he had bought n lot,
the next morning he unluaded his
household goods and began hauling
lumber, and within four days after his
arrival he was comfortably housed aud
deeply In love with his environment.
Josh Billings said "whenever you
see a doctor driving through town at
break-neck speed yeu can safely bet
that he Is out of a job.n Whether the
same rule applies TO clergymen Ia
doubtful, but there have been so many
marriages of late that we involuntarily
associate wedding dinners with fast
driving, and many times have we
smelled wedding cake after a few rev.
olutions of the wheels. Let them roll
The Oakcs Comedy sketch Club and
Swiss Bell Ringers viii give one OF
their unique entertainments In Ieba-
non next Thursday evening. This n
worthy company and the press uni
versally speaks In high terms OF their
excellent performances. When we say
unique entertainments we speak adj
visedly. for we know OF no other conn
pany OF the kind or OF any troupe that
even apes their program. Tickets OH
sale at City drug store.
Now that the organization of literary
socity II taken ln hand and meets with
general favor among all classes, II Is
expected that the minds of the young,
which are SO prone TO diversions of q
questionable character, will be diverted
into healthful and legitimate chau-
nelss. We would he glad Ii all our
people could be enlisted In a matter that
/ contemnlates the social, mental and
moral improvement Of its membership
Let everybody join the society.
Stockholders In the several mining
companies OF Albany have long en-.
joyed the pursuit Of wealth, and they
now feel confident that the oft-dis
cussed question of pursuit and posses
sionn will be settled In favor of the
latter at an early date. They certainly
show cOmmendable enterprise in de
veloping their claims, and since they
have purchased quartz mill which
will soon be In operation, we look FOL
Increased activity and definite resultl
in the Sanliam mines.
II YOU are troubled with wnlxefulness
lnss of sleep aud forty-horse-powe
dreams, don't attribute ii to the night
mare, neither 20 60 Warmers Safe-Cuf'
ad. for diagnosis, but examine YOU
account and see how you stand Will
the EMPRESS IL Is Just barely posi-
hle that oar "devilr Is after you. Civ,
the "deviln his dues, and our wnr,
for il, you will sleep better. Now dom
canstrue this into a dun; we wan
money, il is true, but we would die be
fore we would ask for it.
Montague must be preparing for
boom, judging by the way he Is stock
ing up his Mammoth and One-Pric
Cash Stores. By purchasing his good
i'm such large quantities he natural.
gets much lower prices. He guaTnn
tees good goods i'm all the department
of his extensive establishments n
/ prices that absolutely astonish othe
, merchants i'm the valley, some of then
. going SO far as to say that Montagu
. retails his goods as low as they bu
them at wholesale. The careful buye
invariably goes to Montague's.
A newcomer from Dakota relate
: the following: Having started for Let
/ anon he fell in with some emigrant
! who had i'm view the same destination
) While chatting around the camp-fir
f one evening the conversation turne
upon religion, aud an old lady wa
asked respecting her hopes of heaveT
She said she did not know wheths
heaven was her destination or not, bu
she did hope that she would get as ia
as Lebanon. She has not yet arrive
, aud we fear that she has either bacl
slidden or taken the broad road thi
leads to Texas.
If we send you an extra good pape
! our only apology Is the deep intere'
! we take in its preparation. We too
: hold of the EMPRESS with both eyS
open, well knowing that ii was Il
sinecure, offering nothing but har
work and an occasional stray dolla
: We find after six months of menti
e strain that our first convictions wei
. correct We are not discouraged, q
] our work uncomplainingly, and are
r peace with all our patrons. To-day "
e anoint afresh our hands for hard sc
vice, and we repeat with JUNCTION tn;
we mean TO give you paper worth i
1, face.
r The One-Price Cash Store has b
D come one of the features of Lebanon
J. AS everything is new and fresh, and Il
prices are SO much below that charge
in credit-eiving establishments, pc
pie who desire to buy their gooC
for cash naturally go to the corne
: where they do not have to make up
: the storekeeper for the non-paying Gu
/ toners who, when they can do so, bu
! on credit, and who are constitutional
!, : opposed TO paying for anything. G.
prices at the One-Price Cash Store ar
. If there is any reason in you that is Il
place where you will purchase yo'
n supplies.
e Mr.. John Keown, the worthy pos
t. master at Keown, Allegheny Count
i Penn, says: "Chamberlain's Coup