The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-27


A letter from friend on the Sound
tells us that several families just ar
rived in Seattle from the Eeast have
turned their faces toward old Linn.
a little iudicious advertising would
double tile present population OF Linn
county. What says our board OF trade
about laying before the thousands OF
newcomers in the Sound cities the adj
yantages of this part of the Northwest
country?
On the evening OF the 25th, it being
| Miss Maud Ralston's nineteenth anni-
versary, n large company of young
people, having assembled at the y.
| Charles, marched In body TO the resi-
denee of G. H. Ralston and surprised
/ the unsuspecting young lady. The
company presented Miss Ralston with
n handsome work-box. The evening
was spent in the usual diversions, social /
games and pleasant converse.
/ AS Mr.. Cariile went home from
! church Sunday he discovered fire III |
A. Dodge's building, which is occupied |
by Mr.. Robinet. The family had made |
their bed on the second floor the night
previous and il is thought that the
i children carelessly drew the bedding
too close TO the stovepipe which runs
through the upper room, and the nre
originated in this way. The bedding
was DESTROYED but the building sus-
tained little or no damage.
So far, the members of Lebanon
lodge i. o. o. +. have expressed them
selves in favor of an anniversary cele-
bration on the 18th of April. Say 1t
! shall be done and go TO work and make
! Iit n success. II. Y. Kirkpatrick has
/ tenered us the use of Isarella Park on
, that occasion, and furthermore he
J agrees to put the grounds in good plight.
The cost of the celebration will he
nothing beyond little effort on the
part of the membership
Talk about your squash and pump
: kin land: A man owning lots III the
. suburb called Kansas City, was so ex-
treInely imprudent as TO plant two
hills to squash and pumpkins, and be-
+. fore the summer past he was compelled
I to buy two lots ad joining on which 10
Z mature and round up his crop; besides,
5 several of the more robust among the
o pumpkins swan the canal and were
found by wood-choppers on the banks
II OF the Santiam outside the corporation.
:, The G A. r. and w. R. c. had a
u very enjoyable time on last Saturday
}. evening The occasion was the ceie-
q bration of George Washineton's ami
versary None have greater vener-
4 alton for American patriotism than
: these several gatherings have direct
q tendency to inspire the young with 3
\ love fer our country and patriotism
which seeks to perpetuate American
ideas and American institutions
% Joseph v. Dory, of Warsaw, Ill, was
n troubled with rheumatism and tried I
4 number of different remedies, but say:
4 none Of them seemed TO do him any
good; but finally he got hold of on.'
that speedily cured him. He was mucl
he pleased with IL, and felt sure that other
te Similarly afflicted would like to know
II, what the remedy was that cured him
1o He states for the benefit of the publi'
e that il is called Chamberlain's Paii
Balm. 1t is for sale here at 80 cent
IFS per bottle by NJ. A. Miller, druggist.
he When the weather becomes favor
ld able something will be done tOwar'
II prospecting our gas field The surfac
IL indications are equal if not superior {
ianvthing this side of Pennsylvania
ra The presence of oil is also indicated b.
ii the thin scum which forms on tn
in water. There is no doubt that BORN
Il for gas and oil will be begun early i
,d the spring, and If the supply of thes
substances is as great as surface pro-
poets indicate, Lebanon real estate wi
Id- advance a hundred per cent. this sun
~. mer.
n We learn from one Mr. Williams, I
nd Colorado, at present Clerk of Yum
ID. county, that on account of failure
crops aud some untoward features of
ere Colorado climate that many OF IL
ny people living in that country viii en-
iid igrate soon. Some of the would-t
ear emigrants represent a large amour
is- # money and will look for some I
1es viting field in which to invest. "
feel sure that slight aeqnaintan
no with our country and its resourc
rst swould determine the question of loe
ere ton, and secure a class of immigran
ian that would materially aid in developii
ale the Paific Northwest.
Ialf A few DAYS ago while sitting In Ed
Bros drug store at Tingley, Iowa, NJ
,er L. l.. Dyer, well known citizen, car
in i'm and asked for something for seve
ced cold which he had. Mr.. Elder to-
ant down a bottle of fChamberlain's Cou:
md Remedy and said: 'Here is somethii
ars | can recommend. 1t commands
large sale and gives genuine satists
ton 1t is an excellent preparati
sat and cheap" Mr.. Dyer purchased
bet bottle, and the next day when we 81
TON him he said he was much better, a
foI- the day following appeared to be {
Vho tirely restored. This Is specimen
de- the effectiveness of this preparation
d. Des Moines Mail and Times. Nj.
4or Miller, druggist, sells the above me
a., toned remedy.