The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-06

The measles have subsidized and good
health reigsls supreme.
John Al Thompson has made consId-
VrAhle Improvement ON hls homestead
at Alder Grove.
Miss Grace L;tngdon, niece of q.
w HoweS, has just starrived Iram Texas
She says She likes our climate first
rate.
Your correspondent has slashed
down enough FIR timber to supply Leb-
anon for a year, since the middle of
December.
Elder Shea he's withdrawn alt his
appointments, with Il view, | suppose,
of missionary work. III it prove MS
successful rs his ''onion raisingn It will
be y grind success.
Hamilton & Andrews, the enterpris-
ing merchants of Sweet Home, Or,
have The hest stock of goods ever seen
I'm this place, aud they are selling so
reasonably that they are dispusing of
tons of goods.
Il. Ell. Mccormick hns been away all
summer and fall, hut calne home Il
few days ago. he went TO Albany 10
make the final proof ON his homestead
last Friday, tnlSing A. RalSton and MIR.
| Calkins saS witnesses.
Mr.. Andrew Gastafsan is cutting
brush and large timber on some eight
acres and Is now gruhbing for an or
chard and garden, he Is a great worker
and will, no doubt, he hunting some
.young lady tnaheip him "hold the fort"
here la the mountains. Josh Billings
said sssieh IS life"
George Howes has been making some
permanent improvements. Early In
I the fall he natie fine root house, then
| falling off IN It's yield of hay, and as
there were rather too many stumps for
gardening, he took ont roots enough
for his winter's wood II they were dry.
Levi Mcqueen Is making big inn
provements by gruhbng and blowing
up land alongside his garden, Some
l think they would have done this be-
| fore, but 6a not know about Il; IL Is
always well to walk before one runs.
However, the improvement is made,
aud adds much to the looks of his farm.
Jac0b Afencar is doing rs much as
any 10 Improve his farm. He Il new.
comes,-bought new farm, or rather
an old one al run down, aud Jacob is
lcxpendins labor and money freely In
hringing everything into fine shape
One thing Ire is demonstrating Is that
he has some Of the test land in thin
While Others are wrangling over pol
iticS, religion or some other disputed
point, our little nei2hhorhood Is resting
tquietly IN peace, enjoying the privilege
Of lighting for their daily bread, ac
cording to revelation as recorded il
Genesis, ;: 1910, and were II not fol
the laws of man we would still further
comply with God instructions by
clothing ourselves with skins.
Charles Calkins is siiIl NJ work oI
his homestead, and, as / said last sum
mer that he would be looking for
wife, | still think he shows the iuten
iinn of sooner or later taking some on,
10 assist him in enjoying life. He pos
sesses many fine features rs man
such as excellent character, temper
ance, honesty and industrious habits
. These alone merit the affections of on,
of our best ladies.
Elder Bowersox preached at Coacors
school house last SUNDAY a very inter
eSii.g sermon, TO a small but attentivl
audience. The Slider is plcsan
speaker and has many fiiends in thi
community. Elder Bitiner is said 4
be the best speaker of any of the Evan
gelieal preachers ever in the Swee.
usefulness OF this church Is abating, l.,
the jangiing, over affairs foreign to
the cause OF Christianity, in thu
vicinity at least.
/ understand Elder Mulkey IL I
have q regular appointment at Swce
Home. and viii hold each month
week meeting. II this is true tbinl
our resident preachers will need I
look to their coloFs, as the Christian
church Elders are aggressive, aud ma,
win their fiocks from them One Q
go =.
my Sheep Hoping that all envyin
and strife will cease, and that we shall
enjey peace, is the earnest desire Q
your correspondent.
A. Ralston is setting out one of tn
most extensive peach orchards i'm Linz
county. Mr.. Ralston is going into tn
fruit business very extensively. III
experts soon to have trees bearing
fruit, 50 that i'm order to take care of il
il will require his whole time, and a
cerisiH seastus that of one or NOR
other hands. He hopes 10 produce til
Earliest and latest varieties of apples
teaches and plunls. His land is ad
niratiy adapted 10 the production c
every variety of fruits and vegetable
raised In this climate
Petsr IeF'rancis is making som
improvement, he has partly repaired
the daln@ge caused by his being ava
frohi bis home, for some three or fou
years. / do not think he will rent hi
farm again soon. He docs as mucl
work as any man of his age, in thi
community. We feared tiat he woul
sell oHi and leave US, but he and hi
estimable wife have concluded tina
they have a good honie, and that a
their advanced aye it Is better to remai
, where they may enjoy good health
have good home and plenty of ever,
thing 10 satisfy thcin both spiritual,
and physically, enjoy their waninl
j. lives aud not have 10 put away thei
evening of life oa the mistakes mad
in tlleir seconI childhood days, this i,
we'll, think and save weeping owe
split milk. Many man has, b.
wccpi. &, gene Prenlaturely into tn
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