The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-13

argument in favor OF the co-nAlngling
Of the sexes.
The late Indian campaign has cost
the government the large sum OF
81 800, 900. The redskins did the 'sdanc-
ing.n but Uncle Sam paid dearly for
the fiddling.
Two or three clergymen have been
added to the ministerial force this
week and the meetings will be pro-
tracted as long as the interest in the
same will warrant.
Young Tucker, who was lost in the
mountains above Gatesviile two weeks
ago, has been found, hut his privatiors
and hardships have had the effect TO
dethrone his reason.
1t is not likely that the city council
will take any very Important steps i'm
legislation before Councilman Westfall
returns from Iowa, which, however,
will be but few weeks.
The city council met wednesday
evening, but owing to the fact that
q. NJ. Westfall Is absent and j. p.
Matchett Is sick, no business of Inn
portance was transacted.
No small stir Is occasIoned in Marion
county by the discovery of oil in three
or four localities. So far as heard from
Lebanon has the only genuine gas
field in this pant of the State.
We learn from A. f. Aver that his
brother-in-law s. Perciful of Browns
vile, has bought farm fifteen miles
from Portland and that he will re-
move to his late purchase socn.
Recorder Peterson took advantage of
a lull in business Monday and sawed,
split and housed more wood than any
feather-weight In the country could
have cut in the same length Of time.
How much longer will the people of
Lebanon wait before demonstrating TO
gainsaying world the fact that we
have a superabundance of natural gas
and qstdntstns ssDfeit of petroleum.?
Even the most vigorous and hearty
people have at times feeling of weari-
ness and lassitude. To disp3l this feel
ing take DIR. J. H. McLean's Sarsapa-
rilia; it will impart vigor and vitality.
A disease (which for want of q bet
ter name Is called In grippe) has be-
come quite prevalent in Lebanon of
late. 1t Is not considered dangerous,
but is anything but pleasant while 1t
lasts.
We were compelled to issue sup
Is not printed to advertise some patent
medicine but Is filed with news
Read, digest, subscribe, pay and be
happy.
A little timely, judicious, concerted
action on the part of our leading busi-
ness men will draw capital to Lebanon,
establish manufactures, advertise our
resources and double the population
this year.
The fact that January is our windy
month may be accounted for, In part,
by remembering that our legislature
convenes the first month in each year.
This year it amounted to almost q
Simo(o)n.
Take one of Dr. ]. H. MeLean's Lit
tie Liver and Kidney Pillets Mt night
before you go TO bed and you will be
surprised how buoyant and vigorous
YOU will feel the next day. Only Is
cents via.
It Is earnestly hoped that the
Weather Bureau took advantage of the
stiff breeze on Thursday to float their
weather flags-probably another such
= chance may not present itself for a
whole year.
As the sun rose warm and bright
Saturday morning, revealing deep
snow banks on the Coast Range and ON
the Cascades, we could not help think
ing that we are lucky in the Will
annette Valley.
Two men Were wrangling about The
number of times one could have the
measles, when an end was put to the
controversy by one of the parties de-
ciaring that the word was plural and
he believed in plurality of measles
Thirteen thousand pounds of goods
were received by Lebanon merchants
Tuesday. III you think that our ner-
chants do no bu-iness, keep your eye on
the trucks for one day, and perhaps you
will change your mind in this regard.
A private letter from F. NJ. Miller,
who recently went TO Iowa, states that
he had q most enjoyable trip. The
Judge has a faculty for extracting
pleasure from the surroundings, and
therefore we were not surprised to hear
of his pleasant journey.
Perhaps it's well enough that the ap-
preparation for Sodaville springs was
not granted; two arrests were made in
that town lately, and if the legislature
had troubled" the waters by putting
in a ststick," there is no knowing
what the outcome would have been.
Since the two factions in the Evan
geIical church at Sweet Heme cannot
agree, it is rumored that another
church will be built. If the two con-
gregations cannot worship in the same
house the plants good one. A very
good motto for the disaffected parties
would be, "Let brotherly love con-
tinue.n
Several car loads of lumber to be
used in the paper mill buildings have
been received from Coburg lately.
The inclemency of the weather has
made outdoor work impracticable,
though several men find employment
under shelter. Work will be resumed
spring.
Waterloo people are more anxious to
TO see the water power utilized at that
place than the adjacent lands set to
prune trees. Locations for prune o.
chards can be had anywhere, but 1t
weuld be hard to find another water
power like the one at that point that is
allowed to go embarrassed and un-
trammelled.
Mr.. Kizer, landscape gardener and
florist, was engaged by J .R.&H. Y. Kirk
patrick to arrange and beautify their
horticultural garden in East Lebanon.
| Mr.. Kizer entered upon the work last
Monday aud we are of the opinion that
the horticultural garden will be one of
Lebanou's attractive features before
many years pass.
An honest subscriber, who really in
tends to pay for this paper as soon as
he is able can get all the time he wants,
but the man who studies to defraud us
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