The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-10

%Ha1 A|NAAfG AACys EtsCN y0Ut NtH
days. Deceased was the only child o
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. IL. Frey, they havin,
lost one child last summer. We tende
. the bereaved the sympathy of the peo
pie at large.
Died, April ., 1891, at his residene,
near Lebanon, Hugh Paul, aged q
years. Deceased was a son of w. A
Paul and was man of excellent quail
tiles. He leaves q wife aud four chill
dren, besides wide circle of relatives
and friends to mourn his death.
All parties knowing themselves In,
debted to me will please call and settle
: as l am in need of money. All ac.
counts of 1890 not paid in next 80 days
will be placed In the hands of a collec.
tor. NJ. A. MILLER,
Druggist
We unintentionally omitted the
name of Mrs. Kearns from the list OF
teachers who attended the institute
last week. Mrs. Kearns Is sister OF
DIR. Booth of this place and Is teaching
the Waterloo school to the satisfaction
of the patrons of the school in general
| Rev. +. L. Thompson and j. Was
som are attending the spring session of
the Oregon Presbytery OF the C. p.
church, which convened In Woodburn
yesterday. Rev. Thompson will re-
turn Saturday and will preach in the
G. p. church Sunday morning and
evening.
Arbor day was duly observed In Ieb-
anon. this friday afternoon. Five
minute speeches were made by several
Of our citizens, the law bearing upon
| the verkal holiday was read, the school
grounds were set to shade trees and
the exercises throughout We're of a
high order.
| J. w. Menxies brought to this office
on last Saturday, samples of three or
four kinds of delicious cake, aud not
wedding cake either. We are of the opin-
cial at Mr.. Menzies April lst, kindly re-
memberd us and we thank them most
heartily for this pleasant reminder
lshort lived though Il was) of that joy
full occasion.
We received letter last week from
the Parmelee Library Association of
Des Meines, stating that our circuia-
ting library was shipped on the 10th
sf March. We are expecting the
books any day, and should there be
others who wish to take a member
ship in the association they can be ac-
commodated by calling on the LEs-
ANON EMPRESS.
We wish to announce to the public
that we have a large stock of wagons,
buggies, hacks and carts coming direct
from the factory i'm the East. We have
q.
roads and people of this vicinity, and
we cordially invite all those wishing
to buy anything in this line of goods
to call on us before purchasing else
where. CRUsoN & MENZIES.
Two hundred newly-married couples
wanted at E. Goan's furniture store, to
buy bed room sets, that they may sail
through life ''on flowery beds of ease"
l am not seeking an invitation to your
wedding bat do want to congratulate
you and start you on the highway to
prosperity by furnishing your rooms
with the best, the handsomest and
cheapest furniture this side of any
where.
AT a meeting of Lebanon Engine
Company No. /, on last Friday even
ing, the newly-elected officers were in
stalled and general routine business
transacted. We have fire company of
whom all are proud and we are happy |
TO state that our citizens take deep |
interest in our fire department. The |
report of the treasurer showed that the |
company is in good condition finaci- |
ally and the organization enters upon |
its eigth year with no unfavorable pros /
poets ahead.
At the meeting of the G.. A. r.
Monday evening last. some intererest-
ing speeches were made by Judge +. |
NJ. Miller and A, Marcellus, members
of the post, also by Laban Case, who,
although not member of the post,
heartily into the spirit of this
occasion. The Lebanon
Cornet Band furnished the music and
We heard a gentleman from Corvallis,
who was present, pay the band a very
high compliment.
Hiram Baker is now opened up with
a general stock of goods, such as boots,
shoes, hats, ceps, gloves, mittens, dry
F1- n. 1
pants, groceries, quensware, tinware,
notions, cutlery; &C.; and will take all
kinds ofproduce that can be turned in
10 money. Thanking the people of
Lebanon and the surrounding country
for their literal patronage, we trust
We can do you good in the future and
invite new customers to call and see us.
B. Thompson, representative of the
Mining and Electric Review of San
francisco, called at the EXPRESS office
Tuesday. Mr. Thompson is gathering
al the Information possible relative to
1ur mining interests on the Santiam,
Talapooia, Blue and Mckenzie Rivers,@
-he results of his gleanings to appear
IN the above named mining Journal.
We opine that the article will be read
able and that it will excite no little in
crest among the mining classes in Cal
fornia and other adjoining States.
Prof David Torbet of the Santiam
Academy, this place, was making ar
the first of the week to
each a three-months' school in Halsey,
out the school board of that place in
him on Monday that the
'chool had been given to another gen.
.lemau to whom it had been previ-
,uslyipromised. Prof Torbet will re-
main in Lebanon this summer. Next I
all he hopes to see a large ingather-
ng at the Academy and this old insti- !
'ution enjoying it's old-tlme prosperity. |
A very pleasant surprise party was
yiven Judge F. NJ. .Miiler and wife ,
asst Saturday night. Notwithstanding
he Judge has q large and commodi-
'us residence, it was hard to secure
room on that occasion. His ,
many friends were glad to welcome
himself and lady back after a long !
Tisit in the East and they hope that
lis visits in the future will not be SO s
,rotracted. as his presence is greatly {
missed. 1t is hardly necessary to add {
hat all present enjoyed themselves, ]
he social qualities of husband and I
wife are such that it could not be other {
wise.
A manufacturer was in Lebanon last
week examining our facilities for man.
He represents company
vho do an extensive business, en- 9
,loying frona 200 to 800 operatives !
The company are thinking of renov- &
ng their plant from an adjoining State I
nd the point that offers the most adj i
antages will secure this industry. If
Ve had the canal at this time the water +
'ower which would be derived from +
his source might attract this as well 1
S other industries, and thus Lebanon +
7ould become famous as a manufacture