The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-01-16

Measles.
BARRIERS.
Our barber has gone.
Jim, Dick and Harry had mn attack
of the measles.
Our band boys have divided to some
extent tIlpt money!
81 proposed and she said she would
II | would be good boy
Quite number OF yeung folks from
Fern Ridge spent the holidays I'm this
vicinity.
The foothills near our beautiful viii
lage have put on their erfnine garb,
snow being In sight.
ID. Andrews family have been hav-
ing n siege of sickness, but we are glad
to say they are improving.
Our Justice of the peace, Richard
(Dickl Watlxinds, took n little sal(i)va-
tion along with the measles.
Our postmaster was kept in his room
short time ago on account of illness,
but Is seen on our streets again.
Business is very quiet in our burg
nowadays. People do not venture out
this rainy weather for mere pastime.
Joe Collins and Tom Chesher have
contracted to make, we think, rs, 5231
rails, and they willif they will only
stay boys.
We nre sorry (?) that we have lest SO
valuable CD piece OF humanity as we
did when we lost DIR. Maxtongetona
tearnndtakehisdepar partufeinthenightand
nottellanythingabou But we all
have to bear our losses.
Some of the boys got little too much
/ Y l. at the dance Christmas night,
and some of them wanted to fight.
Boys, you should quit drinking before
you take the last drink, then you would
not feel so much like fighting. Bad
boys fight.
Quite sensation was created here
recently, when certain young man,
whose occupation Is harbering, wrote a
certain young lady letter which read
about as follows:
DKAK -: am IN so much trouble and rnix-
cry without you; and you know when ! asked
you TO be mine You said YOU would II would be
row noon 10 make IN yosr mind. ana II yof; do
not marry me win Kill you and then end my life
He Vent TO the girls home about 4
O'Clock in the morning 10 deliver the
letter. The girl not being Mt home, he
gave the letter to her ma, and the
mother being little suspicious, opened
the letter and read Ii. She went To
also notified her daughter; then as she
WINS going 10 town she met the disap-
pointed lover, who wanted to cnmpro-
mise and not say anything about the
matter. She gave him back the letter
and he came To town. Someone told
him he had better skip, as he had laid
himself liable to the law, and the lnst
we heard of him he was hitting the
road TO Lacomb at rate of 2:40 time,
knocking the bottom out of the road.
When he got to the bridge across the
Santiam he stopped, no doubt with the
Intention of making the fatal leap, but
seeing the fish come to the surface OF
the water he thought he would not
feed his love wrecked form TO the little
minnows, then. startled ut the sound
OF hoofs, he hit the road with increased
energy and greater speed, and soon nut
the fern-covered ridges between him
and his cruel sweetheart. UNo.
The people of Sweet Home have had
serious time on account OF the measle
epidemic In one Instance at least the
whole family, husband, wife and three
children were down at the same time,
making them for the time dependent
on their neighbors, who, am pleased
to say, are always ready to aid IN time
Vi 5iChucSS. DS EOoa uuFSinS anu the
skill of our young physician, DIR. Prill,
those still afflicted are rapidly recover
ing.
The holidays are past, but we r, i
member them with pleasure. All
seemed to combine tn make those
around happy. The Christmas tree
was decided success. II heavily
laden with beautiful and useful pres
ents for young and old. The program.
of exercises was good, the young peo-
pie acquitting themselves admirably
in their declamations. The music was
very good and appropriate. The Sweet
Home band deserve credit for their
mastery efforts. They are learning
rapidly, aud il they continue 10 ini-
prove they will soon stand shoulder e.
shoulder with bands that have PERHAPS
greater notoriety at present. While
we were remembered with n number
OF valuable presents ON Christmas, for
which we are very thankful to the
kind donors, our brightest spot during
the holidays was New YEARS. eve, the
neighbors and friends filing into house,
each laded with groceries, provisions,
&c. DC, until there was scarcely room
left for ourselves; the ladies even TAX
ing charge of affairs IN the kitchen,
and soon had good supper waiting
Well, Mr.. Editor, we just submitted,
and hope these dear people may eftei
be as glad and happy as their greeting
made us on New Years eve.
THoS. A. YOST.